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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: HUD grant money to go toward improvements in East Gainesville. “Gainesville is one of the 14 cities nationwide that will receive a Housing and Urban Development neighborhood planning grant.” • …
Read More »HUD grant money to go toward improvements in East Gainesville
The city and housing authority will use the $500,000 to work with residents and local organizations to update public housing at the Pine Meadows and Lake Terrace properties off East University Avenue.
Read More »Day 2 of Gainesville’s gun violence summit closes with much work ahead
Community leaders, gun violence prevention experts and the general public gathered to discuss possible policy options to help counter rising gun violence locally and nationally.
Read More »Controversial PragerU curriculum approved for Florida classrooms, but it’s unclear where it will be used
Amid the flurry of changes to Florida public school curriculum before the beginning of the academic year, a new set of curricula, published by PragerU, has emerged as approved content for public school teachers in the state. It’s unclear whether the content — controversial because it is seen as conservative-leaning …
Read More »The Point, July 12, 2023: HCA Healthcare confirms data breach
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Mainstreet Daily News: BOCC pauses meat processing plant until August. “The County Commission voted 4-0 in support of the decision at Tuesday’s regular meeting—less than 12 hours after holding a Monday joint …
Read More »The Point, June 28, 2023: State attorneys ask judge to dismiss federal Disney lawsuit
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. Today’s Florida stories • WUFT News: Gainesville moving forward with gun violence prevention task force. “Commissioners agree that it is needed, but also expressed concern with city staff taking on more work as budget cutting eliminates some …
Read More »Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center hosts annual Juneteenth Breakfast
About 100 people gathered to celebrate Juneteenth and Black Music Month at the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center Friday.
Read More »2021 Swamp Car Wash murder case defendant changes plea again
Jury selection is scheduled for the week of May 15.
Read More »The Point, April 14, 2023: DeSantis signs 6-week abortion ban
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Abortion rights activists lament six-week abortion ban approved by Florida Legislature. “Senate Bill 300, a bill sponsored by Sen. Erin Grall (R-Vero Beach), provides exceptions to the six-week ban for …
Read More »Defendant in 2021 Swamp Car Wash murder case pleads guilty to manslaughter charge
The man accused of murdering 36-year-old Bobby Bernard Hopkins in May 2021 at a car wash in east Gainesville pleaded guilty on Thursday morning to a manslaughter charge. Eugene Javon Patrick, 24, accepted a plea deal at the Alachua County Stephan P. Mickle Criminal Courthouse after getting permission from the …
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